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Local Student Duped
Hallmates prove friend's gullibility
by
Thomas
Foolery
Mar. 4, 2004
-- In a surprising and humourously uplifting event, University of
Toronto student Craig Woudsma, a first-year life-science member of the
Faculty of Arts and Science, was completely fooled by a scientific
claim so ridiculous that "I can't believe anyone would
fall for such a thing," in the words of engineer Michael Rennick.
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Woudsma, in his pre-UofT glory days. |
Woudsma, notorious for sleeping late
into the afternoon, did not wake up in time for his PHY138 morning
lecture. When some of his classmates returned, they told him about the
remarkable spectacle that had occurred in that class: that professor
Anthony Key had in fact disproved Einstein's Theory of
Relativity. It was actually the brainchild of one Deepak Soni, another
first-year life science student. Such a claim would have been quickly
dismissed had Craig's honest-Thomas roommate Chris not concurred
with the statement. In fact, news of this prank so quickly spread that
soon the whole floor was abuzz with this "remarkable" event. It seems
that Woudsma did not consider that most modern physics would not exist
without the Theory, nor would the devices which rely on the Theory to
operate.
After the prank had continued into
the afternoon and word of the "discovery" had been dispatched by
Woudsma to his parents, his girlfriend, and God-knows-who-else, a
false Internet website was set up to corroborate the discovery (the
link can be found near the bottom of this page). Woudsma sent, via the
'Net, this site to everyone he could, all the while shaking his head
in disbelief. Floormates (and you know who we are) warn that this is
only the beginning of pranks for the ill-starred student, who has
merited through his actions retribution far worse than anything in the
history of prankage; worse than a drunken feces shaming or even the
horrible taped-to-a-pole-naked punishment. Oh yes, Craig, we are only
starting. Just wait! Will it be April Fool's? Or maybe the day after
just to screw with your head? What will it be, huh? Our door lock is
broken now because of you! I can't even stick the key in without it
stinking like rotten mayonnaise. You are done for. I got a tool kit
for Christmas. Live in fear. You think that the bathroom door
prank was huge? It's nothing compared to what's in store for
you. We will sacrifice our GPA for you. Any social life whatsoever -
gone. Drinking - gone. It's YOU Craig! So watch out...
Tom Foolery is a news services officer with the
department of public affairs.
CONTACT:
U of T
Public Affairs, ph: (416) 978-5949; email:
youvebeen.fooled@utoronto.ca
RELATED
STORIES:
 The Original Prank Website (Mar.
3, 2004)
Secondary
CNN Prank Website (Mar.
3, 2004)
**Update: We've been linked from
CollegeHumor.com!!**
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